Goodbye 2015

As 2015 comes to a close I am reflecting back over everything that has happened and all that I have accomplished this year.

I have been working hard this year to open shop on January 1, 2016. I started a new website, which was a learning experience. I had to google to figure out how I broke it more than once.

I sorted through hundreds, maybe thousands, of photos in Lightroom to select the best ones for my collections. I finally edited my first Hawaii photos (which you can see here). I hope to finish the second Hawaii collection before the end of the year. I’ve got today and tomorrow. I might be cutting it close!

I traveled to Hawaii, Wisconsin, Las Vegas and New York in 2015. I have a few photos from each trip that will eventually be ready for you to buy. I love being able to show you my view of the world. It does take me a while to edit. I love to play in lightroom and photoshop, though. I can’t imagine letting someone else edit my work. Editing is part of the creative process.

I wrote my business plan. I made a 2016 editorial calendar to help me blog regularly and keep my social media up to date. I have all my business documents ready to go. I have read about marketing and profit and other business books. I started a newsletter. I applied for my LLC and TPT this month. I am about to be a real, live business. I am as ready as I ever will be. I don’t know it all but feel good about where I am now.

I am ready to move into 2016. 2015 was pretty good for me, but I am ready to move to the next step in my business.

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How did 2015 treat you? What did you accomplish this past year?